Israel's new unlawful West Bank settlement plan further undermines two-state solution | DW News

Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced a contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The plan entails developing the “E1” settlement, which is located east of the so-called pre-1967 Green Line, which is what the international community recognizes as the demarcation between Israel and a future Palestinian state. Human rights groups say the settlement plan would further undercut prospects for a two-state solution. Smotrich says the decision is a reaction to plans announced by several countries to recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September.

Chapter Breakdown
0:00 Far-right minister Smotrich approves illegal plan for settlement in the occupied West Bank
2:44 Hagit Ofran, Settlement Watch project at Peace Now, on Smotrich's plan to "bury idea" of Palestinian state
9:48 Aviv Tatarsky, Researcher at the Ir Amim Organization, on the details of new illegal E1 settlement plan

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Post from DW News on August 14, 2025

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